WELLS ARCHIVES
RECORD GROUP 2

 

WRG 2 - Wells Miscellaneous

Series 1:

Contains various items related to the Wells area.

 

In this Series:

1. = Miscellaneous

2. = Wells Billiards

3. = Lode Theatre

4. = Wells Gun Club

5. = BC Telephone Company

6. = Fish and Game Club

7. = Royal Canadian Legion #128, Wells

8. = Neufeld Brothers Garage

9. = Miscellaneous correspondence

10. = Receipts, statements

11. = Miscellaneous

12. = Miscellaneous Forms and Flyers

13. = Property Taxes and Assessment

 

1. MISCELLANEOUS

      

       1.1      (1)      BC Teacher's Federation poster listing teachers'           May 1944    

                 salaries for 1944-45.

       1.2      (6)      Letter from Lounge Fashion Clothes Ltd., Vancouver          Apr. 1970

                     advising of availability of blazers and skirts or pants

                 for the    Centennial Committee. Samples and

                 order forms included.

       1.3      (1)      Advertising flyer for Prince George businesses

       1.4      (1)      Harvest Brand Recipes - 3 fold pamphlet with           No date

                 recipes

       1.5      (15)    Sheet music - Orchestra score for Drums, horns          No date

                 viola, 1st and 2nd violin, cello, bass, xylophone,

                 trombone, bassoon, oboe, 1st and 2nd clarinet, piano.      

                 for "The Social Review" and "Sorgenlos" Polka

       1.6      (66)    Library  Material - Dorothy Seatter, Mrs. Green, Mrs.,            Jan. - Dec. 1953

                 A. Wall -Wells Public Library Association

                 Request Slip from Readers (Mrs. G. Whelan),

                 Library Reports an correspondence.

       1.7      (1)      RCA Victor 45 RPM record "Silver Bells", and            No Date

                 "Christmas Bride" by the Ray Conniff Singers

       1.8      (1)      Imperial Oil Road Map of Eastern Canada                 1933

       1.9      (1)      Official Programme Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto             1933

                 Canada

       1.10   (1)      Newspaper clipping of "Your Horoscope" Wed.               No date

                 April 5, year unknown

       1.11   (1)      Calendar - Wall hung, bamboo, Japanese painted scene           No date

                 Advertising  Dr. W.J. Jeffries - donated by Mabel

                 Twist

       1.12   (1)      Same as above

       1.13   (1)      Wooden bangle bracelet                      No date

       1.14   (1)      Piece of wire, silver coloured, bent into a design             No date

       1.15   (1)      Envelope with markings "Gold Capital of the                   No date

                 Cariboo", Wells-Barkerville, Box 107, Wells, BC

       1.16   (1)      Decorative screw-in hanger                       No date

       1.17   (1)      Award of Merit given to E.G. Forge for "Outstanding       1971

                 Contribution to the BC Centennial '71 Celebrations"

       1.18   (1)      Metal Tag, has printed "153 Mile Dairy - 1 pint"              No date

       1.19   (1)      Staking Marker    , has imprinted "363325             No date

                 Final Post"

       1.20   (1)      Staking Marker, has imprinted "363325                No date

                 Initial Post"

       1.21   (1)      Business card for Noble W. Pirrie, Mining Engineer,                No date

                 Assayer and Metallurgist, Vancouver Assay Office,

                 On the back of the card it lists "Charges"

       1.22   (1)      Centennial poster, 1971

       1.23   (1)      C.D. Hoy & Co. Blotter                       No date

       1.24   ( book)  Note book - Sundry Sketches - Book No. 8           1973

                        -Subdivision blocks 12 &13

                        -houses and water connection

                        -location of proposed school, Wells Hotel

                         Jack of Clubs Hotel

                -contours of school grounds

                -block 5 storm sewer ties

                -diary of school construction     

                -new garbage dumpsite, outside drainage

                 system

       1.25   (1)      Agreement of Sale of property belonging to Painter Quam          May 15, 1939

       1.26   (4)      newspaper clippings

                picture of Fred Wells and Harry Jones               No date

                Aveline Moffat Hill - obituary                    No date

                page from the Province                 June 1, 1959

                article from Quesnel Cariboo Observer          Sept. 16, 1965

                re:  “Forty Below” (Lee Chong) leaving

                for the Orient  

 

2. WELLS BILLIARDS

      

       2.1      (1)      -Notice that was posted announcing cost of playing             No date

                     Billiards and Snooker

                     -Mining receipts

                     -letter noting that post-dated cheques were received from

                      Mike Duchak as settlement in full for Judgement with

                      C.H. Hughes

       2.2             Receipts  to Mike Duchak from:                   1945 - 1948

                        Allen's Bakery

                        American Jewellery Company

                        C.D. Hoy

                        Cariboo Dry,

                        D.J. Snell

                        DeLuxe Clothing

                        H. Earuk

                        T.A. Griffith

                        Martin Johnson

                        Kallnberge Bros.

                        Kelly Douglas

                        Mackenzies Ltd.

                        Modern Health Products

                        W. Eric North

                        Northern Hardware

                        Radio Shop

                        Scott-Bathgate

                        K.H. Sing

                        W.H. Malkin Co. (Royal Bank)

                        Wells and District Canadian Legion

                        Wells Light  and Power Company

                        Wells Publishing Company

                        Wells Townsite Company

                        Williams Lake Tobacco

       2.3             Cancelled Cheques                         1945 - 1948

 

3. THE LODE THEATRE - SEE WRG 40 Harvey Bryant

 

4. WELLS GUN CLUB

 

       4.1      (1 book)Lists of membership, Financial Statements, Minutes             1954 - 1955

       4.2      (3)      -letter from Doninion Marksmen re:  handgun medal competition

                     -list of supplies and prices from Hunter's Sporting Goods

             -brochure from Strum Ruger and Co., Inc. sent to G.W. Gilbert

 

 

 

 

5. BC TELEPHONE COMPANY

 

       5.1      (5)      -Commercial Survey - Wells Exchange Area survey report

             -map of Wells Line District - Line by house count sections

             -map of Wells District - firms, families, stations and lines

             -map of Barkerville Line District - lines by house, count sections

             -map of Barkerville district - firms, families, stations and lines     

 

6. FISH AND GAME CLUB                  

 

       6.1      (14)    -Constitutional amendments, Fish and Game Clubs          1955 - 1956

             - BC Fish and Game Council, Financial Statement

             -BC Fish and Game Council, annual report

             -resolutions, Ninth Annual Provincial Game Convention

             -agenda, Tenth Annual Provincial Game Convention

             -resolutions, Tenth Annual Provincial Game Convention,

              Prince George

             -Report of Moose Investigations, BC Game Commission

             -Aerial Moose Surveys, BC Game Commission

             -"Future Big Game Harvest in Western Canada"

             -Wildlife Conservation in Canada

             -various resolutions

 

7. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #128,  WELLS

 

       7.1      (2)      -letter from W.H. Johnson (Sec. Legion, Wells) to

              B.G. Hawkins (Sec. Wells Miners Union)

             -letter to B.G. Hawkins to W.H. Johnson

             -copy of the Veterans' Advocate Newspaper

 

8. NEUFELD BROTHERS GARAGE

       8.1      (69)    -receipt books,                          1945 - 1949

             -cancelled cheques,            

             -letter from R.M. Dick, sales manager

              Jeffree and Jeffree Ltd.            

             -receipts, A.W. Cater Ltd.      

             -notice of payment due, Underwriters Financial Corp.

             -receipt from Hoffars Ltd.

             -auto supplies receipts

             -receipts and invoices, International Harvester Co.

              of Canada Ltd.

             -invoices, Home Oil Distributors

             -warehouse stores, stock forms - statements

             -cancelled cheques - Firestone Fire Rubber Co.

             -invoices, McLennan McFeely and Prior Ltd.

             -invoices, Marshall Wells BC Ltd.

 

9. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE

 

       9.1      (25)    -Christmas card from Mrs. Ed Olson to John                  No date

             -birthday card to Geraldine from Bertha and             No date

              Henky Pop     

             -Easter card to Mother McCall from Norman                 1957

             -Christmas card to ? from Fred                       No date

             -various envelopes, mainly addressed to Mr. and

              Mrs. Earl Heskett also John Sikora

             -Christmas card to ? from Fred and Minnie Yip            No date

             -Letter to Jennie McCall from her sister Nellie                Feb., 1957

             -letter to ? from her aunt Nellie                   Feb., 1957

             -recipe for dandelion wine

             -H. MacCulloch's (/) diary of a prospecting trip               July - Aug., 1950

             -John Sikora - Application for Individual Liquor Permit      Jan., 1937

             -Free Miners Certificate - John Sikora                  1967

             -Pacific Eastern Railway C. freight waybill to John Sikora         1968

 

10. RECEIPTS, STATEMENTS

 

       10.1   (39)    -receipts and statements mainly from Wells Produce,            1944 - 1945

             K. H. Sing, Mackenzies for John McCall

             -receipts and statements, miscellaneous, for various people       1938 - 1952

 

11. MISCELLANEOUS

 

       11.1   (20)    -Hill Meat Market Counter Sales Cheque Books            1937, 1939, 1942

             -Royal Bank cheque book, 2 entries                      1913

             -"The College Inverness, pencil written religious notes           No date

             -traveller's expense book, Norman A. Bunten                    1953

             -notebook listing furs trapped, no name               1940 - 1947

             -child's notebook practising alphabet                    No date

             -cheque balance book, no name                  No date

             -Fred Peterson certificate of Canadian Citizenship              1948

             -newspaper clipping in Swedish                  No date

             -placard:  Dominion of Canada acknowledgement that            1941

              Elizabeth and Joseph Wendle have aided Canada's war effort

              by investing in a Victory Loan

             -letter to Mrs. Christianson from ?                No date

             -note regarding payment for sale of lot 2045, Cariboo Land      

              District signed by Joseph Wendle, James Mcleath

             -pencil draft of telegram sent to the Minister of Finance on

              behalf of the Barkerville Board of Trade condemning the

              extinction of the office of Gold Commissioner, signed by Fred

              Tregillus and Walter Kelly

             -a statement of Wells/Barkerville Victory Loans and war           1944

              Savings Certificates sales for 1944

             -copy of a letter (unsigned) to Harry from Quadra Club          1938

             -certificate of Ernie Forge's membership in the Kinsmen           1955

              Club of  Wells

             -order form ? in Chinese from Yuen Wah Jung Co. Ltd.   

             -inventory of furniture in brown house on town site, property

              of J. Dunlop

             -4 raffle tickets for Hong's                     1950, 1952

            

 

12. MISCELLANEOUS FORMS AND FLYERS

 

       12.1   (11)    -blank greeting card

             -J. Leckie Co. Ltd. price list                   1950

             -flyer advertising Luther's Grinders

             -flyer advertising The Prudential Insurance Co.

             -flyer from the Jehovah's Witnesses

             -Wells Meat Market price list

             -recommended gasoline retail price chart

             -Canada - National registration Form for voting

             -flyer advertising M.L. Snyder and Son

             -flyer advertising Wrights Canadian Ropes Ltd.

             -advertisement for Esso

 

13. PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENT

 

       13.1   (18)    Announcement of delinquent taxes on various              1925

             properties in Barkerville

       13.2          -Assessment Notices - Property and School

             -delinquent taxes to A.J.Elliot and J.H. Blair c/o T.A. Blair     1934

             -pencil drawn map on T.A. Blair stationary, showing

              various claims around Wagon Road, 9 Mile Lake and

              Big Valley Creek area.